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Man, sorry to hear about these issues. Perhaps I should know this, but I don’t...
-How long have you owned this MAK? Is it brand new?
-Does this MAK have the brand new “k-style probe” Pellet Boss controller?
-What version of firmware are you running? If you don’t know, turn on the Pellet Boss and hold down the UP arrow til it displays.
-Have you spoken with MAK support about these issues?

This has gotta get resolved so that you can start enjoying and loving your MAK like so many of us get to do numerous times each week

The Wifi disconnected witch it has NEVER done, on at least 4 overnight cooks.

i walked out to fix it and it had a flame out, so i had it restart, the smoke smell horrible, almost like plastic.

it had 3 big "poof type explosion like back draft.

I shut it down and the fire was still burning and i had to use water to put it out.

the fire box was nearly completely full witch I just clean this thing out. I have burn 2 full pellet boxes and never had an issue before and ther was only a little ash in the box

...while this is a new batch of pellets I dont really know what is going on

First, the fact that your MAK stayed connected for at least four overnight cooks is awesome, but it doesn't mean a thing! WiFi to ANY device can disconnect at any time, without notice for a myriad of reasons. I don't care what brand the router is, etc. Just something to be aware of.

Second, about the mini explosion; this has happened to others, and not just MAK owners. If you ever have a flame out, you must turn the grill off and empty the now full firepot before restarting the grill. Not doing so can cause a lot of excess smoldering because the pellets around the igniter are burried and starved of oxygen. Once the pellets do finally ignite, the buildup of smoke gasses can also ignite causing that "poof" you heard, followed by a fire pot full of burning pellets.

I also have a 2018. I also had issues with WiFi dropping. Back then, the MAK's controller firmware would drop into "smoke" setting if your WiFi disconnected. This could be particularly problematic if you were cooking at a higher temp, suddenly switching to "smoke" setting may, depending on many circumstances, have created the conditions that would lead the "poof" situation.

So, as the others have advised, call MAK support. There is a firmware update that changes the behavior of the MAK losing WiFi connectivity AND a change to the firmware that appears to have stabilized the WiFi disconnects, at least for me. MAK Support will get you through this I am sure. Great people, easy to talk to you and very, very ready to make things right.

I also have a 2018. I also had issues with WiFi dropping. Back then, the MAK's controller firmware would drop into "smoke" setting if your WiFi disconnected. This could be particularly problematic if you were cooking at a higher temp, suddenly switching to "smoke" setting may, depending on many circumstances, have created the conditions that would lead the "poof" situation.

So, as the others have advised, call MAK support. There is a firmware update that changes the behavior of the MAK losing WiFi connectivity AND a change to the firmware that appears to have stabilized the WiFi disconnects, at least for me. MAK Support will get you through this I am sure. Great people, easy to talk to you and very, very ready to make things right.